NewsBank: Stand Your Ground Laws and the Zimmerman Case

Important Announcement July 15, 2013 The recent trial of George Zimmerman for shooting Trayvon Martin has captured the attention of people around the world. Now with Zimmerman’s acquittal, the Stand Your Ground and self-defense laws in many states are being reviewed and, maybe, even questioned.
To keep you up to date on the latest related developments about this issue, others related to the event and the aftermath of the verdict, articles from around the world are being featured in the Current Issues in the News Special Report available as part of your NewsBank subscription. The event and its issues have both local and global implications. To gain a thorough understanding, you will find articles from news sources originating within Florida, other U.S. states and in countries from around the world. These articles contain background information on the law, reactions, opinions, personal stories and more, and serve to provide excellent perspectives on these laws. New information will be added as it becomes available.
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Webopedia: the online computer dictionary

Webopedia is a free online dictionary for words, phrases and abbreviations that are related to computer and Internet technology. Webopedia provides easy-to-understand definitions in plain language, avoiding the use of heavy jargon when possible so that the site is accessible to users with a wide range of computer knowledge.

Full-time experienced editors gather information from standards bodies, leading technology companies, universities, professional online technical publications, white papers and professionals working in the field. The sources used are often listed in the links section below the definition if the sources can provide more information than was included in the definition. Every definition is verified among multiple sources; definitions are never based on just one source.

The definitions on Webopedia evolve and change as technologies change, so the definitions are frequently updated to reflect trends in the field. New terms are added on a daily basis, and many of the new terms come from suggestions from the site's users.

In addition to a definition of the term or phrase, Webopedia also provides links to sources of further information on the topic where applicable.

Webopedia is now proud to be part of the IT Business Edge Network.

"is the go-to website for thousands of definitions of computer terms. This innovative, award-winning dictionary includes information on Twitter abbreviations, cloud computing, the iPhone 5, and a Term of the Day feature, e.g., Eucalyptus, Shylock malware, and tablet ecommerce. The Quick Reference Area is quite remarkable, showing readers, for instance, how to create an RSS feed, lock and back up a smartphone, avoid cloud project mistakes, and find 15 free and open source calculators for students. From explaining the differences among JPGs, GIFs, and PNGs to discovering the three reasons to upgrade to Windows 8, Webopedia is the tech savvy person's best friend"

Reviewed in ACRL's June 2013 issue of Choice.

1 in 5 college students use smartphones and tablets to study

from eCampus News: Technology News for Today's Higher-Ed Leader. by Denny Carter. July 2nd,

2013.
The presence of mobile devices has exploded on college campuses over the past five years, though just 19 percent of students say they use tablets and ubiquitous smartphones for educational purposes.
Those findings and others detailing digital trends in higher education were found in a recent survey conducted by Internships.com and Millennial Branding.
The report, “The Future of Education,” found that 84 percent of student respondents said they use a computer to study, while just one in five students regularly studied on their Apple iPads, iPhones, and myriad other mobile devices.
Findings showing students’ low use of tablets and phones to study comes several years after the first U.S. campuses gave iPads to incoming students and certain campus departments.
The number of college students who say they own a tablet tripled between 2011 and 2012, according to a poll from the Pearson Foundation.
Sixty-three percent of students who responded to that poll said they believed tablets would replace textbooks by 2017 – making the “Future of Education” findings all the more curious.
Another striking finding showed that nearly eight in 10 student respondents said it’s easier to learn in a traditional classroom than it is to learn in an online setting.
Forty-three percent said “online education will provide them with courses of the same or higher quality than traditional colleges,” according to the report.
“Millennials understand that the future of education is online and since they were brought up with the internet, they are prepared for that change,” said Dan Schawbel, founder of Millennial Branding. “Education should not be a one size fits all model because everyone learns differently, regardless of age, occupation and location. More online courses should be offered to cater to those who learn better in a virtual classroom.”

Project Euclid: mathematics and statistics resources online

Project Euclid's mission is to advance scholarly communication in the field of theoretical and applied mathematics and statistics. Project Euclid is designed to address the unique needs of low-cost independent and society journals. Through a collaborative partnership arrangement, these publishers join forces and participate in an online presence with advanced functionality, without sacrificing their intellectual or economic independence or commitment to low subscription prices. Full-text searching, reference linking, interoperability through the Open Archives Initiative, and long-term retention of data are all important components of the project.
The end result is a vibrant online information community for independent and society journals. This will assure that mathematics and statistics will continue to benefit from a healthy balance of commercial enterprises, scholarly societies, and independent publishers.
Project Euclid was developed and deployed by the Cornell University Library and is jointly managed by Cornell and the Duke University Press.
"Searching is simple, with a decent range of options (e.g., title, subject, author) including the ability to limit to full text and specific journals. Search results provide links to other issues in the source journal along with links to relevant keywords and subject codes, allowing users to expand their search. Users may also browse individual journals by title, publisher, or subject area, and browse conference proceedings or monographs by title; the level of access is conveniently color coded for each title. Overall, a valuable, high-quality resource that fills a unique niche in the world of mathematics scholarship"

reviewed in ACRL's Choice, July 2013

Historic Films Archive

Since 1991, HISTORIC FILMS ARCHIVE, LLC. has provided hundreds of thousands of clips to award winning documentaries, television programs, feature films, and television commercials. Our footage also appears in some of the world's finest museums and  Broadway shows.
HISTORIC'S world renowned library of musical performance and entertainment footage spans a century and contains over 45,000  individual performances from over 35 different important television networks and programs; from Elvis Presley's first ever TV appearances to recent concert performances by Rhiana, Britney Spears and Amy Winehouse... every genre of American music, from the jazz of Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker and Billie Holiday, the blues of Muddy Waters, Howling Wolf, B.B. King and Bonnie Rait, the country music of Hank Williams, Garth Brooks, Bill Monroe and Loretta Lynn, the gospel of Mahalia Jackson, Sister Rosetta Tharp and James Cleveland to the contemporary rap of Snoop Dogg is represented in our library... and it is all immediately available for preview and licensing.

HISTORIC FILMS' collection of stock footage spans the years 1895 to 2010 and consists of over 50,000 hours of news, lifestyles, travel, fads, fashion, home movies, celebrity "red carpet" events, vintage TV programs, commercials, interviews, silent films, training films, military films, industrials and cartoons... all logged and ready to roll into your production.

Our footage is available for licensing in all media to professional film producers, television productions, ad agencies, corporate producers and documentary film makers and can be delivered both digitally or in traditional analog form.
http://www.youtube.com/user/HistoricFilmsArchive/videos Over 800 items covering music, advertising, interviews, newsreels and more on Historic Films YouTube videos. 

Roswell UFO Incident Gets the Interactive Google Doodle Treatment

Google today is celebrating the 66th anniversary of the Roswell UFO incident with an interactive homepage doodle that allows users to help a lost alien return to his spacecraft. PC Magazine, by Chloe Albanesius

The "Roswell incident" dates back to 1947, when residents in Roswell, New Mexico reported seeing a mysterious object crash on a nearby ranch. The official government explanation is that a military surveillance balloon crashed to Earth, but many believe it was actually a UFO, making Roswell synonymous with aliens.

The black-and-white doodle, therefore, features an alien crash-landing his small craft on the ranch. He emerges unscathed, but is in need of materials to fix his spaceship. That's where you come in. Guide the extraterrestrial around the ranch to collect various items that will help repair the spacecraft (see the video below), and send our visitor on his way.

Click your mouse to move the alien to a nearby cow, underground, the barn, and the main house. Use the items you collect along the way to further your journey. Hint: a radioactive gasoline tank found underground can help you climb to great heights.

Though the incident happened in 1947, it did not gain notoriety until the late 1970s, when UFO researcher Stanton Friedman started digging in to the story and interviewing witnesses. Several books about the Roswell crash were published throughout the 1980s and 1990s, bringing interest in the subject to a fever pitch. Naturally, a TV movie followed in 1994, while the TV series Roswell, which followed the lives of Roswell teenagers who were alien/human hybrids, made its debut in 1999.

For UFO buffs, a small museum in Roswell commemorates the incident.
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